Payal Rohtagi’s quiet New Year (Movie Snippets)

NEW DELHI - While most Bollywood stars welcomed the New Year by partying all night long, actress Payal Rohtagi preferred to stay at home and spend time with her mother.

“I just wanted to spend time with my close ones. Anyways we are socialising throughout the year due to our profession. It felt good to be sane on the first day of the year and not get manipulated to party,” said Payal who welcomed the New Year in Ahmedabad.

“Also it felt great visiting the gurudwara. With the hymns being recited, it just was so meaningful. Just wanted to get rid of all the negativity that has been surrounding me since a while now,” she said in press statement.

*-*

Meera wants to make film with Madhuri, Rani

Pakistani actress Meera, who made her Bollywood debut with Mahesh Bhatt’s “Nazar”, is planning to venture into production and wants to make a film with an Indian cast and crew.

“I am planning to make a film where I am planning to cast Rani Mukerji or Salman Khan or Madhuri Dixit,” Meera told IANS. She is currently shooting for her new film “Om Allah” in India.

“My film will have the complete cast and technical staff from India,” she added.

*-*

Cinema not art anymore: Bobby Deol

Bollywood actor Bobby Deol feels that cinema is not art anymore.

“Cinema is not art anymore. It has become mainsteam now which is good. There are different kinds of films being made with different topics and that’s nice,” he told IANS.

Meanwhile, the actor is gearing up for the release of his new film “Yamla Pagla Deewana”, which reunites him with his father Dharmendra and brother Sunny Deol once again after “Apne”.

The comic caper is releasing Jan 14.